I could use a little help.... My DVDR took a dump and died today

[quadman]

Well, crapola.... my DVDR decided to give up the ghost a few minutes ago. Tried all the usual stuff including unplugging it, waiting for a half hour, plugging it back in and then turning it back on.... same thing, it won't boot up. The real buzzkill is I have a rented DVD in the thing. :hissyfit:

Anyway, I called BB and of course, I'm about a month out of warranty, they want $34.95 just to ship it off with a minimum bench charge of $60-$70 before parts. :crazy:

So anyway, I'm gonna check the couch cushions, penny jar and the floor of the car for funds to replace the thing tomorrow. In the mean time.... can someone record a show for me tonight? We have a thing over at school here in a bit and won't be home in time to watch.

If anyone can, the Mrs and I would love to be able to see what happens on Prison Break. FOX @ 9:00 PM EDT. You can record it on the HTPC and email it to me (I know how to burn it on DVD) or if you have a DVDR, I would be happy to pay for the disc and postage.

Thanks again if anyone can help out. We would appreciate it.

[dweekie]

For a second, I was going to suggest streaming it, but then I remembered who I was talking to...... :toilet:

Send me a pm with your address....

[Ray3]

John,

A DVD burner is pretty inexpensive to replace these days ($20-$30 at Newegg) and relatively simple to do.

I know you don't have mad technical skills :huge: , but You tube would probably yield a little instruction video to show you how to do the change. It's really nothing more then takning off the side of the PC, taking a couple of mounting screws out, unplugging the old drive and reversing the procedure.

As far as the rental DVD being held captive, stick a paper clip in the front of the drive in that really little hole and the drive will open.

[quadman]

John,

A DVD burner is pretty inexpensive to replace these days ($20-$30 at Newegg) and relatively simple to do.

I know you don't have mad technical skills :huge: , but You tube would probably yield a little instruction video to show you how to do the change. It's really nothing more then takning off the side of the PC, taking a couple of mounting screws out, unplugging the old drive and reversing the procedure.

As far as the rental DVD being held captive, stick a paper clip in the front of the drive in that really little hole and the drive will open.

Thanks Ray.... If you'll remember, I already replaced the CD/DVD player/burner on my PC. You helped me with that remember? My player that went bad was a stand alone DVDR. I got the disc out, but still no re-boot so I'm off to Wallyworld to find an elcheapo replacement for the time being.

And, now to the You Tube video thing.... I can't do You Tube because I'm on a dial up. I get about 11 seconds of video and five minutes of "buffering." Real disconcerting when trying to "watch" something. :fryingpan: